+418 The reality of HFs 68 2mo
+408 The SM/tiger cub model is broken. It's not the promised land 160 3mo
+200 Q&A - Tiger Cub Analyst 104 9mo
+196 $100MM+ PnL - How to negotiate year-end comp 49 3mo
+188 Any Hedge funds that specialize in warfare? 67 6mo
+188 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 5mo
+174 Demystify the LT SM / tiger cub / "PE approach" vs. MMHF / pod shops? 41 10mo
+166 How can HF analysts afford families (NYC)? 68 9mo
+165 2023 COMP / BONUS THREAD 179 1d
+159 NEWEST MM PM! Q&A 64 2mo
+147 Big LOs 66 4mo
+144 If HF make so much money, why PE? 57 1mo
+142 Q&A... 7-year Pod Hedge Fund Analyst 50 1mo
+140 Q&A: Currently at a Credit Hedge Fund 120 6mo
+140 LO PMs/Partners make 8 figures?? 72 2mo
+132 Anyone who works at Pershing Square 53 7mo
+129 Leaving industry - mid 30s 102 11mo
+127 Give me your best examples of first hand research / edgy view! 22 8mo
+127 Leaving MFPE for MMHF seat? 33 7mo
+124 PM caught me shopping around 34 4mo
+121 Told You So 53 1mo
+115 Best path to a pod? 43 1w
+110 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? 55 4mo
+106 PMs - what differentiates the great from mediocre? Investment process discussion: 39 9mo
+101 About to join top global fund, feeling like a massive imposter 29 2mo
+100 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) 38 1mo
+98 Quant PM - Q&A 93 2d
+94 Ask a credit H/F analyst anything, just trying to help 50 5mo
+92 Am I completely delusional for wanting to set up my own fund? 47 7mo
+92 What is the new - "lets start a hedge fund?" 54 5mo
+92 Good not great, "B+" SMs in NYC 45 1mo
+89 One Man Hedge Fund 32 10mo
+88 Where to start? The Private Debt/Credit/Special Situations/HFs space 10 3w
+86 Are Single Managers More Profitable/Pay Higher? 65 1mo
+86 Nepotism Internships 51 1w
+83 HF vs. MFPE out of UG 29 3mo
+82 What do PM’s do if they don’t make it? 42 6mo
+81 Crazy to take MM offer if lead analyst in ER? 23 8mo
+81 How many MM PMs make 100M+ lifetime PnL? 80 1d
+79 Grandma needs advice 8 7mo
+77 Wellington vs. Viking Global vs. Boutique AM 67 5mo
+74 Are we at peak pod shop? 33 9mo
+71 Not sure what to do with my life... 26 7mo
+70 Why and how are Hedge Fund Analysts / Portfolio Managers so knowledgable? 27 4mo
+69 BO got no freaking respect 22 9mo
+69 Pay progression as QR/QT/MLE at quant shops and HFs 26 4mo
+68 Beta Neutral, FActor Constrainted Portfolio 36 5mo
+67 EMH is eating my brain 30 11mo
+67 How is AI/Machine Learning changing the Hedge fund industry? 15 6mo
+66 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF 24 4h
+64 Breaking into New York hedge funds (Jane Street, DE Shaw, Two Sigma, etc.) as a University of Wisconsin student quadruple majoring in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science 42 5mo
+64 Best Multi Manager? 61 4mo
+64 Why do allocators give $ to HFs? 26 2mo
+63 Absolute Noob - How do I best develop "an eye for" financial statements? 21 2mo
+62 Has your job influenced your personality? 21 9mo
+61 L/S analyst feeling stuck mid-career 24 5mo
+60 How to turn off trading mentality outside of work? Unable to socially fit outside the trading floor 19 9mo
+60 Demystify systematic macro? 23 8mo
+60 How many finance books/textbooks have you read? 25 6mo
+60 QRT - Weird experience 51 1mo
+59 Understanding Concensus & Differentiated View 19 9mo
+59 Best Possible Position vs Best At What You Do 15 8mo
+57 Q&A Macro RV Analyst/Trader 34 2mo
+57 What keeps you in it? 23 3mo
+57 Starting off at a Multi-Manager 35 2d
+56 Not sure what to do after IB...does the job I want exist anymore? HF/AM/WM? 22 9mo
+56 Culture at Bridgewater as bad as "The Fund" portrays it? (curious to hear from ex-Bridgewater employees) 19 4mo
+55 Path of least resistance to HF 13 9mo
+54 Can Hedge Funds force their employees to sign prenups? 17 8mo
+54 Odd HF Interview Experience 11 1mo
+53 Best finance podcasts out there 30 6mo
+52 Received Offer from MM HF out of undergrad ... wondering about career trajectory 19 8mo
+52 MFPE vs Startup Tiger Grandcub HF 26 7mo
+52 point 72 winternship 2024 112 5mo
+52 IB Associate trying to pivot to L/S equities - Interview Process Advice 11 3w
+52 Compiled Bondarb's Comment History 11 1w
+52 Where do quants go after they peak? 40 4d
+51 Investor Prestige Rankings 57 10mo
+51 Seeing fellow co-workers models make me want to puke 27 8mo
+51 How will higher rates affect supply/demand for high finance jobs 5 years from now? 17 5mo
+51 Jane street suing MLP 35 18h
+50 Millennium Sr PM title? 17 4mo
+49 What do heads of equities at MMs do? 22 3w
+49 Why even bother disclosing PA if you can confirm your employer won't ever find out? 42 4mo
+49 Strongest crossover investors going into 2024 16 3mo
+49 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 27 2w
+48 Future of Discretionary/Fundamental Hedge Funds 22 1mo
+47 Del 18 11mo
+47 500K+ PnL Contribution 23 3mo
+46 Reneged HF, then recruited for UMM PE and realizing reneging might've been a massive mistake. 10 8mo
+46 Going from DeFi to TradFi 29 3w
+46 Sovereign Credit at Elliott/DK, etc. 29 1mo
+46 Why L/S Shops Prefer IB Guys Over ER Guys? 27 3d
+46 Can someone please provide an opinion on Tiger Global now? 96 1w
+45 Q&A: Leaving SM after four years 40 6mo
+45 Typical Large Fund Long short Comp after 2 as analyst? 32 7mo
+45 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 27 2mo
+45 How do deal with erractic PM? 9 1mo
+44 What to do? 5 8mo
+44 Smaller platforms 35 5mo

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